Kanji details for 覗
覗
peep, peek, come in sight
KUN:
- のぞ.くnozo.ku
- うかが.うukaga.u
ON:
- シshi
Example words(showing 1-10 of 20 results)
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.)
2.
to look down into (a ravine, etc.)
3.
to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.)
4.
to sneak a look at, to take a quick look at
5.
to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.)
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
6.
to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.), to peek through (sky through a forest canopy, etc.)
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
7.
to examine (an expression), to study (a face)
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
8.
Other readings:
覘く【のぞく】
、窺く【のぞく】
、臨く【のぞく】
Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to peep (through), to peek, to examine (esp. covertly)(usually kana)
2.
to await (one's chance)(usually kana)
3.
to guess, to infer, to gather, to surmise(usually kana)(usu. used passively)
All readings:
うかがう《窺う》
、うかがう《覗う》
expression, Godan-ku verb
•
to have a narrow view of things, to peep at the sky through a keyhole(idiom )
Other readings:
鍵の穴から天をのぞく【かぎのあなからてんをのぞく】
expression, Godan-u verb
•
to wait for one's chance, to wait for an opportunity
All readings:
機会を伺う【きかいをうかがう】
、機会をうかがう【きかいをうかがう】
、機会を覗う【きかいをうかがう】
expression
•
to have a narrow view of things(idiom )
noun, no-adjective
1.
peep, peeping
noun
2.
peep show, device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures(abbreviation)
See also:覗き機関
Other readings:
覘き【のぞき】
noun
•
peephole, spyhole, inspection hole, observation window
Other readings:
のぞき穴【のぞきあな】